{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bitter Truth","provider_url":"https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en","author_name":"Bitter Truth","author_url":"https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en\/author\/sami_bittertruth-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":"The Murmurs of | Imperial Decline","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M8aJ9tqUEN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en\/the-murmurs-of-imperial-decline\/\"><strong>The Murmurs of Imperial Decline<\/strong><\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en\/the-murmurs-of-imperial-decline\/embed\/#?secret=M8aJ9tqUEN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&lt;strong&gt;The Murmurs of Imperial Decline&lt;\/strong&gt;&#8221; &#8212; Bitter Truth\" data-secret=\"M8aJ9tqUEN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/bittertruth.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUltanat-K-Zawal--scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1206,"description":"A civilisation remains truly alive only for as long as there remain within it men and women possessed of sufficient courage to look into the mirror rather than smash it when they dislike the face reflected there"}